11-15-2007, 04:08 AM
Well first of all I think it should be noted that the passion is loaded with anti-oxydents and I suspect they are the same as the mangosteen since the effect of eating a couple of passion each day is dramatic in terms of how one feels only a few minutes later & I never miss a day without them. I think everyone should have a source for passion fruit and espeially our kids and btw ... most kids love them ... just slice several, and be careful since they're slippery, and place them on a platter with spoons and watch the kids go to town ... they absolutely love them! My hybrid was just one of those things really. I had had yellow and a wonder purple type growing up the side of a treeline of guava on the south side of the property and one day I noticed a very large unusually colored fruit which had dropped to the ground. Hum? It looked like a cross between the twain, and so it was. I took it into the kitchen and sliced it open and I was amazed at the color ... it's close to a flourescent burgandy/orange color (?) I grew the seeds out ..this has been several years ago, created a trellis with nylon rope between tall guavas and built a special bed just for those plants for when they were ready. In they went and I could see the hybrid vigour right away. This strain will be eventually available at the M- Market since it's now ready to have a commercial amount of cuttings come off the two parent plants ... they are quite sour yet sweet at the same time and almost as big as the yellow.
In re: about yellow not growing where you are, this is one of the plants which has virtually no infestation problems so I don't understand why you've been told they won't grow in your area. My yellows come from Kapoho at I'm at close to 1000 and they love it here also. I'd think I'd just put them in anyway ..the secret is sun either where you plant them or partial sun where you plant them and full sun in an area they can grow to and of course they can be trellised up the side of trees when there is medium light levels availabe on the ground. They like good soil and the deeper the better and throw you mulch right on top of the rooting system. Twice a year I go around and cast Osmocote lightly. Bottom line ... if they like where they are and you do everything properly, the production you can receive from just two or three vines becomes tremendous and I think that's the idea ...to have more than one needs so we can give to others.
JayJay
In re: about yellow not growing where you are, this is one of the plants which has virtually no infestation problems so I don't understand why you've been told they won't grow in your area. My yellows come from Kapoho at I'm at close to 1000 and they love it here also. I'd think I'd just put them in anyway ..the secret is sun either where you plant them or partial sun where you plant them and full sun in an area they can grow to and of course they can be trellised up the side of trees when there is medium light levels availabe on the ground. They like good soil and the deeper the better and throw you mulch right on top of the rooting system. Twice a year I go around and cast Osmocote lightly. Bottom line ... if they like where they are and you do everything properly, the production you can receive from just two or three vines becomes tremendous and I think that's the idea ...to have more than one needs so we can give to others.
JayJay
JayJay